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SRP ISO 639-3

Serbian

српски‎ (Srpski) Autonym

A language of Serbia

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Serbo-Croatian
српски‎ (Srpski)
7,730,000 in Serbia (2019). Total users in all countries: 10,270,476.
Widespread.
1 (National). Statutory national language (2006, Constitution, Article 10(1)).
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western
Shtokavski (Stokavian), Torlakian, Prizren-Timok. A member of macrolanguage Serbo-Croatian [hbs].
SVO; prepositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); no articles; case-marking (7 cases); verb affixes mark person, number; passives; tense and aspect; causatives; comparatives; 25 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes, the ‘r’ also functioning as a vocalic (or syllabic) consonant; nontonal.
Fully developed. Bible: 1804–1868.
OLAC resources in and about Serbian
Braille script [Brai]. Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Latin script [Latn].
Torlakian spoken in south and east. Influence from Bulgarian [bul]. Some linguists consider it transitional between Shtokavski and Macedonian [mkd]. Christian.
Serbian
66 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 370 (2012 census).
Durrës, Elbasan, Fier, Korçë, Shkodër, and Tiranë counties.
5 (Dispersed)
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Serbian
6,400 in Argentina (2018). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
177,000 in Austria (2017 World Factbook).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
53,800 in Australia (2016 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
1,170,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016 World Factbook).
1 (National)
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
21,000 in Brazil (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
57,400 in Canada (2016 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
205,000 in Switzerland (2014 World Factbook).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
1,930 in Czechia (2011 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
243,000 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
1,650 in Denmark (2020 census). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
3,800 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
3,900 in Greece (Leclerc 2020a). , based on ethnicity.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
60,700 in Croatia (2011 census). Ethnic population: 187,000 (2011 census).
Widespread.
2 (Provincial)
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Serbian
3,710 in Hungary (2011 census). Ethnic population: 7,210 (2011 census).
Budapest county; Bács-Kiskun, Baranya, and Csongrád-Csanád counties, urban enclaves.
4 (Educational)
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Serbian
24,300 in Italy (2012 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
4,600 in Luxembourg (2011 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
28,900 in Libya (2020).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
266,000 in Montenegro (2011 census).
Widespread.
5 (Dispersed)
Muslim.
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Serbian
25,400 in North Macedonia (2018). Ethnic population: 38,100 (2018).
Kriva Palanka, Kumanovo, and Skopje municipalities.
Serbian.
5 (Dispersed)
Christian.
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Serbian
2,230 in Netherlands (2015 census).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
9,290 in Norway (2021 census). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
16,800 in Romania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 18,000 (2011 census).
Arad, Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, and Timis counties.
5 (Dispersed)
Non-indigenous. Christian, Muslim.
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Serbian
11,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Census includes Bosnian [bos] and Croatian [hrv]. Ethnic population: 9,670 Serbo-Croatian (2002 census).
Scattered.
5 (Dispersed)
Non-indigenous. Christian, Muslim.
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Serbian
13,000 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
49,500 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
5 (Dispersed)
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
5,000 in Turkey (2019). 2,350 monolinguals (1965 census). Ethnic population: 61,000.
Widespread, west.
6b (Threatened)
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Serbian
70,300 in United States (2015 census). 70,260. 144,675 Serbo-Croatian speakers (2015 census).
Scattered.
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Serbian
4,800 in Zambia (2017 J. Leclerc).
Unestablished
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Widespread.